The classic New York Times–bestselling tale of suspense and intrigue that takes readers behind the scenes of the secretive billion-dollar diamond businessFrom a centuries-old building on a narrow street in the heart of London, a firm known as the System, the world's most lucrative and least-known cartel, maintains a stranglehold on the world's diamonds. The company selects the stones a customer can buy and decides how much he must pay for the privilege. One...

New York Times –bestselling author Gerald A. Browne's stylish debut novel about a pair of unlikely lovers in 1960s ParisIt's not the prostitutes who are keeping Lillian awake. She may share her apartment building with a bordello, but the sounds that seep through the walls do not bother her. Ever since her boyfriend left her, taking her heart and all her clothes, the Paris nights have been unbearable. And so she takes refuge in the only plac...

In New York Times–bestselling author Gerald A. Browne's riveting thriller, a down-on-his-luck American makes one last gamble to reap a fortune in the Colombian emerald businessAfter years of stultifying office work, Joseph Wiley will try anything to get rich in a hurry. He's hustled all kinds of products, but each venture has left him deeper in debt, chained tighter to his office desk. When his latest moneymaker goes up in smoke, Wiley doesn't even bother t...

A young Soviet diamond trader races to shut down clandestine gem smugglers in Siberia before the cartel decides he is the mastermind of the operation in New York Times–bestselling author Gerald A. Browne's thrilling, atmospheric novelNikolai Borodin has been assigned to the Soviet diamond export agency's London station for one purpose only: to keep in close touch with the System, the ruthless worldwide diamond cartel headquartered at 11 Harrowhouse Street. ...

An investigator who recovers stolen insured jewelry steps into a web of international deceit and murder in New York Times–bestselling author Gerald A. Browne's spellbinding tale set in New York City's world-renowned Diamond DistrictA woman steps out of a limousine on the Upper East Side, her jewels glittering brightly, and the doorman looks her over. A few phone calls later, the heist is planned. Thieves descend on the woman's home, planning to swipe the je...

A Look at the Ward and Burgevine and their efforts to suppress the Taipings in service of the Quing Government in the 1860's.

If you're looking for the best book on sports cars then you'll love this one. Learn about the sports car market, sports car racing, best sports car to drive, where to find cheap sports car, what you must know about used sports cars and much more.

By consistently taking small steps - two to three minutes in the morning and evening - to incorporate gratitude, affirmations, wellness checks, and reviews of goals that infuse positivity toward living a fantastic life, you will discover the power of positivity by using this journal.Start each day with a quote, then, with the use of prompts, consider the minor and significant aspects of the people in your life, the experiences you are grateful for, and what would make the day wonde...

It was a hot August day in 1920 when a man rode on horseback away from his forty-acre Arkansas farm to fetch a doctor. His son, Gerald Brown, was about to be born. A short time later as he gazed at the tiny baby in his arms, he had no idea that Gerald would one day be the first in his family to graduate high school and collegeeventually becoming become a trial lawyer and a state Supreme Court judge. In his compelling narrative that details his fascinating life story, Gerald shares a chrono...

This work is an autobiographical voyage through my life and includes wisdom and guidance to develop an individuals true inner compassyour thoughts, feelings, behaviors, self-awareness, motivation, and cultural explorationwhile building resilience to find your lifes purpose. In addition, there will be several case studies illustrated, as well as tools at the end of each chapter for further reflection and practice to enhance daily functioning.

Federalism - particularly in Canada - involves an ongoing contestation of interests, ideas, and identities. It is a contestation that sometimes clarifies but often obscures the nature of conflicts and the manner in which they are resolved. Recognizing the great degree of ambivalence associated with federalism, the authors provide students with the conceptual tools and basic knowledge of various governmental processes that will allow them to analyze and, if necessary, critique intergovernmenta...

Sharp-suited sharpies, slick-talking slicksters, high-rolling gamblers, and habitués of the racetrack -- they're all here, and it's all in fun! Straight from the imagination of the legendary Broadway raconteur Damon Runyon, here is another rollicking collection of stories about bets and debts, lovers and losers, con men and wise guys.Gerald Mohr, Eve Arden, William Conrad, Joseph Kearns, Alan Reed, Parley Baer, Willard Waterman, Frances Robinson, and more play guys and dolls who speak only...